A South Korean lawmaker says that the Republic of Korea Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-35As were classified as “operationally unready” on 234 times over an 18-month period ending in June.

L3Harris Technologies’ move to acquire Viasat’s Link 16 Tactical Data Links product line for roughly $1.96 billion will bolster the former’s effort to remain a large, trusted disruptor for the U.S. military, while also providing cash for the latter, which is reshaping its portfolio ahead of its own major acquisition.

The Spanish Defense Ministry has awarded local industry with contracts to investigate “possible evolutions of the challenges of national defense, the air domain, and will detail possible solutions to face them.”

Boeing is making a large bet on its ability to win future fighter programs to the tune of more than half a billion dollars for four state-of-the-art fabrication, production and assembly facilities that are purpose-built for combat aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force now offers the mobile ad-hoc networking technology to international partners with light attack aircraft.

International sales would depend on Seoul allowing the release and export of certain UAS technologies and capabilities.

The company provides defense and aerospace OEMs with the opportunity to avoid reliance on third-party microelectronics suppliers.

The defense prime has held talks with British and European suppliers at Farnborough.